Environmental Protection – a long standing tradition at AFRISO-EURO-INDEX

We have been manufacturing measurement and control instruments for energy saving, air pollution control and ground water protection for more than 40 years. Due to our constant concern and involvement with statutory regulations and their practical application in these areas we developed an environmental awareness at a very early stage.

As a privately owned family company we do not chop and change and manufacture one day here and the next day there. We are established in certain locations and firmly linked to the country and its people. An environmentally conscious manufacturing process is the guideline for all concerned who want to take on the responsibility for employees, the factory, the neighbours and the surrounding towns. The position of environmental officer is a highly regarded one and is therefore filled by a company director. Every decision takes account of possible influences on the environment. It starts with any new product and follows through the entire development and manufacturing process right to the end of the product's life cycle.

We do not have manufacturing plant in our company which is classified under our country's 'Immission' Protection Law. Our heating installations are the latest state-of-the-art. Air and noise emissions are minimal. The total company grounds in Gueglingen measure more than 3 hectares, 35% of which is buildings, 30% roads and parking areas and 35% green areas. In 1988 our company received a special award for 'Design of green Industrial Estates' from the greater Heilbronn area council and in 1999 the Environment Award of the 'Association of Independent Companies' (ASU). Since 1994 we have been a member of ISD Interseroh GmbH, one of the leading environmental service enterprises for recycling processes.

Successful Environmental Protection is only achieved when all concerned believe in it.

As early as 1998 we registered our company for certification under (EMAS) EG-Oko-Audit and also according to DIN ISO 14001 (pdf, 135 KB). Due to its greater international acceptance we only carry today the ISO certification.

Our employees are also highly motivated. Since 1998 they submitted a total of 228 improvement proposals relating to 'Environment', 212 of which were put into practice.

Our photovoltaic installations have already fed the following kWh of solar power into the grid: